Sequencing and the Success of Gradualism: Empirical Evidence from China's Agricultural Reform

University of California, Dept. of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Davis Working Paper No. 02-005

45 Pages Posted: 23 Sep 2002

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Alan de Brauw

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Jikun Huang

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Scott Rozelle

University of California, Davis - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Date Written: February 2002

Abstract

This paper provides evidence regarding gains to agricultural market liberalization in China. We empirically identify the different effects that incentive reforms and gradual market liberalization have on China's agricultural economy during its transition period. We find that average gains within the agricultural sector to incentive reform exceed gains to market liberalization by a factor of ten. Our method of analyzing the effects of transition policies on economic performance can be generalized to other reform paths in other transition economies.

JEL Classification: O4, P2, Q1

Suggested Citation

de Brauw, Alan and Huang, Jikun and Rozelle, Scott, Sequencing and the Success of Gradualism: Empirical Evidence from China's Agricultural Reform (February 2002). University of California, Dept. of Agricultural & Resource Economics, Davis Working Paper No. 02-005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=330242 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.330242

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